I've had nothing short of an outstanding experience in my time so far at Flatiron. The company is trying to solve really challenging problems, and does so while infusing its employees with freedom to roam, explore, and expand their technical skills. The passion and drive are self-evident as you walk throughout the office. The people you work with are inspiring and will take the extra time to explain to you why you should be excited as well. The vast, vast majority of people I have encountered here seem to embody genuine kindness, which is hard to find in the workplace due to inherent bureaucracy and work politics.
The working hours are more demanding than your average start-up (~10 hours a day), but I think that is normal for high-performing young companies that are scrappy and trying to prove the resilience of their business model. Also, so many delicious sweets are around the office, making it difficult to eat healthy (first-world problems!), but there are also many great fruits available.
Keep rockin' on!
The interview process was more streamlined than I have experienced at other companies. I heard back with a coding assessment about a week after I applied. The assessment was fairly easy and included answering some questions related to two datasets o
The interview process was very cookie-cutter, with no personal investment from any of the interviewers. They had no specific role or group they were interviewing for, which is not a good sign. The process included a recruiter call, followed by a gen
I applied online. They sent me a data challenge that they said I should expect to spend 2 hours on, which is unrealistic because the data was complex and you have to write up your solutions. The instructions were very vague, and I took the shorter i
The interview process was more streamlined than I have experienced at other companies. I heard back with a coding assessment about a week after I applied. The assessment was fairly easy and included answering some questions related to two datasets o
The interview process was very cookie-cutter, with no personal investment from any of the interviewers. They had no specific role or group they were interviewing for, which is not a good sign. The process included a recruiter call, followed by a gen
I applied online. They sent me a data challenge that they said I should expect to spend 2 hours on, which is unrealistic because the data was complex and you have to write up your solutions. The instructions were very vague, and I took the shorter i